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No. 1 JCJC scores twice in ninth inning to down No. 14 EMCC

Shelton Wallace
Shelton Wallace

Baseball | 3/19/2017 9:56:00 AM

SCOOBA – Shelton Wallace (Northwest Rankin) drove in all three runs as No. 1 Jones County defeated No. 14 East Mississippi 3-1 in game two of a doubleheader here Satruday evening at Gerald Poole Field.
JCJC is now 20-0 overall and 2-0 in the MACJC. The Bobcats go to Hinds for a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday.
EMCC is 9-5 overall and 0-2 in the MACJC. The Lions host Northwest Wednesday.
Wallace's two-run single in the top of the ninth broke a 1-1 tie. It was a scheduled seven-inning game.
EMCC's Marcus Ragan hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first to give the Lions a 1-0 lead.
It stayed that way until the fifth.
Tate Pepper (Ocean Springs) had a one-out single and was replaced by courtesy runner Jacob Vick (East Central). Fred Franklin (West Lauderdale) then singled to load the bases and Wallace's sacrifice fly to right scored Vick.
JCJC started the game-winning rally with nobody on and two outs in the ninth.        
Caleb Ledet (Houma, Louisiana) got a single and Franklin followed with a walk. After a balk advanced the runners, Wallace followed with a two-run single to center.
Ben Stiglets (Gulfport) pitched the final three innings and got the win. He allowed no runs, one hit, walked none and struck out three as he upped his record to 5-0. Starter Logan Robbins (George County) went six innings, allowed one run, five hits, walked one and struck out 11.
EMCC starter Vijay Miller went seven innings, allowed one run, five hits, walked one and struck out eight. Reliever Eli Leathers pitched the final two innings, allowed two runs, two hits, walked two, struck out three and took the loss.
 
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Players Mentioned

Logan Robbins

#3 Logan Robbins

LHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Fred Franklin

#15 Fred Franklin

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ben Stiglets

#17 Ben Stiglets

RHP
6' 1"
Sophomore
Tate Pepper

#20 Tate Pepper

C
5' 11"
Freshman
Caleb Ledet

#21 Caleb Ledet

INF
5' 8"
Freshman
Shelton Wallace

#22 Shelton Wallace

UTIL
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jacob Vick

#26 Jacob Vick

OF
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Logan Robbins

#3 Logan Robbins

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
LHP
Fred Franklin

#15 Fred Franklin

6' 0"
Sophomore
OF
Ben Stiglets

#17 Ben Stiglets

6' 1"
Sophomore
RHP
Tate Pepper

#20 Tate Pepper

5' 11"
Freshman
C
Caleb Ledet

#21 Caleb Ledet

5' 8"
Freshman
INF
Shelton Wallace

#22 Shelton Wallace

6' 3"
Sophomore
UTIL
Jacob Vick

#26 Jacob Vick

6' 0"
Freshman
OF